Paul

formerly named Saut, was of the tribe of Benjamin, a native of Tarsus in Cilicia, a Pharisee by profe ion: first a persecutor of the church, and afterwards a disciple of Jesus Christ, and apostle to the Gentiles, is thought he was. born about two years before eur Saviour, supposing that he lived 68 years, as we read in a homily which is in the sixth volume of St. Chrysostom's works. He was a “Roman citizen (Acts xxli. 27, 28.), because August us had given the freedom of the city to all the freemen of Tarsus, in consideration of their firm adherence to his interests. His parents sent him early to Jerusalem, where he studied the law at the feet of Gamaliel, a fa- ~ mous doctor (id. xxii.3.). He made very great progre in his studies, and his life was always blamele before men; being very zealous for the whole observation of the law of Moses (id. xxvi. 4, 5.). But his zeal carried him too far; he persecuted the church, and insulted Jesus Christ im his members (1 Tim. i. 13.); and when the Lapeinpnel d St. Stephen was ‘stoned, Saul was not only consenting to his death, but he even stood by and took care of the clothes of those that stoned him (Acts vii. 58, 59.). This happened in the 33d year of she common era, some time after our Saviour’s death. The holy scriptures give the detail of St. Paul’s conversion and subsequent proceedings very fully. As an orator he appears to have been very distinguished, Long in us him. self having spoken-of him in terms of approbation. Some very eloquent addre es of his are preserved in the Acts of the npr and out of the twenty-seven inspired books of the New Testament, fourteen were written by Paul. Lord Lyttleton has a very valuable tract, in which the arguments for the truth of Christianity resulting fram the conversion of St. Paul are vety forcibly stated. ~Paut (Mark), or Marco Pauno, a Venetian traveller. He penetrated, 1272, as far as the capital. of Cublai Chan, of which he published: an interesting account. Some authors imagine that Cambalus which he mentions is the town of Pekin. He makes no mention of the great wall of China. - Paut Ii pope after Stephen IT. 757, died 10: years after,